Roll-holder and cutter.



H. B. RICH.

ROLL HOLDER AND CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 28. 1916.

Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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HOMER :B. RICH, or Antsron, MASSACHUSETTS.

ROLL-HOLDER AND CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1217.

Application filed April 28, 1916. Serial No. 94,254.

To all whom it mayronacrn:

Be it known that I, HOMER B. R1011, a citizen, of the United States, and resident of Allston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Roll-Holders and Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder, and more particularly to a roll-pa oer holder having a pivoted cutting blade. t has been proposed to pivot the cutting blade in a roll-paper holder on pivots secured to the upright end members of the frame of the holder, and also to support the cutter on pivots secured to the upper horizontal portion of the frame. In manufacturing such devices, however, it is essential to employ a minimum number of parts and to so construct those parts as to involve a minimum amount of labor and material.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a pivot for the paper cutter which is preferably struck up from a portion of the frame and which not only serves as a pivot but also functions as abrace for the frame of the holder. Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved paper holder;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

In the particular embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings, the paper holder comprises upright supporting members 1, secured at their upper and lower ends respectively to cross-ties 2 and 3 which may be either of wood or metal. The up rights 1 have pivots l provided in any suit able manner, as, for example, by striking up a portion thereof as shown in the drawings. At their upper ends, the uprights are provided with an inturned flange 5 having openings to receive the bolts 6 passing through the cross-tie 2. The ends of the flanges are reduced in width, as shown in Fig. 3, and are preferably bent to form U- shaped portions to serve as pivots for the supporting members 7 carrying the cutting blade 8. The supporting members 7 are preferably made of low-grade steel, and are bent over at their ends to cooperate with the pivots, as shown in Fig. 2. The cutting blade is hung on the pivots before the frame blade out of position while a roll of paper is being inserted.

It will be noted that the inturned flanges 5 on the uprights l are tightly secured in parallel relation with the cross-tie 2, thus forming a rigid brace between the upright supports and the cross-tie. The U-shaped flanges bear against the cross-tie on both sides of the pivot portions, thus serving to add rigidity to the frame and prevent racking thereof. The u rights 1 may be of any suitable shape, but I prefer to employ channel-shaped members having outwardly projecting flanges, so that the uprights will not only be stiflened by the longitudinal ribs, but the upper edges of these ribs which bear against the lower side of the cross-tie 2 will assist the inturned flanges 5 in bracing the frame. Furthermore, a channel member at fords two longitudinal ribs, and at the same time affords a comparatively wide, flat portion in the middle, which can be conveniently bent inwardly to form the flange 5. Owing to the fact that the flanges are utilized both as pivots and as means for connecting the uprights to the cross-ties, only a single pair of fastening means is required to support each pivot and connect each upright with the cross-tie 2, thus eliminating the extra fastening means ordinarily employed to connect each pivot either with the upright or with the cross-tie.

By virtue of my invention, a roll-paper holder may be made more substantial and neat in appearance, and at a materially reduced cost. Obviously the invention may be modified within the scope of the appended claims, as, for example, by making the flange 5 straight instead of U-shaped and recessing the cross-tie 2 to receive the supporting members 7 or by employing a metal cross-tie at the top and forming the ivot flanges thereon instead of on the uprights J, and at the same time employing the flanges as braces and as means for attaching the parts together in the manner shown.

I claim:

1. A roll holder comprising an upright member, a cross member, an integral extension on one of the members, the integral extension being disposed along the other member and having a pivot portion therein, means for securing the integral exten sion to the said other member, a cutter disposed along the roll holder, and meansfor pivotally mounting the cutter on said pivot portion of the extension. 7

2. A roll holder and cutter comprising an upright member, a cross member, one, of

said members having an integral portion secured to the other of said members, a cut ter disposed along the roll holder, said integral portion comprising a struck-up bearing, and means for pivotally mounting the cutter on said bearing.

3. A roll holder comprising an upright member, a cross-tie, the upper end of said Copies of this patient may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the upright member having an inturned flange secured to said cross-tie, said inturned flange having a U-shaped pivot portion, and a cutter pivotally mounted on said pivot por tion. 7

4. A roll holder comprising an upright member, a cross-tie, an inturned flange on said upright member, a pivot on said in turned flange, said flange bearing against said crosstie on both sides of said pivot and being secured thereto and a cutter mounted on said pivot.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this eighteenth day of April, 1916.

HOMER B. RICH.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

